A Big Welcome Back To Everyone For The 2024 Season!

• ​​​​​All team registrations close on - Tuesday 9th April​​​​​​​
• Wednesday 3rd April 6:30-7:30 – Club and School Information Evening – Save this date in the calendar.  More information to follow in the new year.
• New rules information Sessions – Workshops will be held pre-season, look out for more information in the new year.
• Collegiate Grade 4 – This grade will be moved indoors for the 2024 season – please read attached season format information for more details.
• Double Header Round – All senior and Collegiate 1-4 teams will have a double header weekend. There will be games on the Saturday and Sunday (22^nd and 23^rd June) – this is to avoid playing Matariki weekend.
• Game Day Scoring APP – All teams will use this for 2024. The only exception is the Year 5-6 futureFERN teams who will continue to use a physical scorecard.
• Club/School Duty Days – For all Clubs and Secondary Schools there will be ONE Duty day (On a Saturday) for the 2024 season – Same as in 2023.  A roster will be sent out to everyone by the end of March (at the latest)   
• Named Umpire – This will be done in round 2 (as it was in 2023).  All senior and collegiate 1-4 teams will be required to do this. Training and support will be provided by NNC. Keep an eye out for more information in the pre-season.
• Collegiate Grades 5-10 - will have 2 rounds – the same as 2023.
• Warm Up and cool down time is here to stay!– We heard you loud and clear and will continue with this amazing initiative for 2024 Season and beyond.
• Geraldine Hodgson Pre-season Festival Day – Saturday 6^th April – save the date. 
• Premier Grade Round 1 – This will be the Fast7 round. This round will be closed and there will be no promotion relegation at the end of this round.  
• Promotion Relegation of Senior 1 to Premier – There will be only one promotion relegation game for this at the end of round 2. 
• Premier Grade Challenge for 6^th Spot – As with previous seasons there will be the opportunity for teams who finished the 2023 season in the Senior 1 grade to challenge for the 6^th Spot in Premier prior to round 1 commencing in 2023. Just to clarify – the team in 6^th Spot for Premier is Prices Waimea Pango. The teams eligible for this challenge are as follows: 
• Prices Waimea (Koura)
• Marist (NPS)
• Waimea College (Senior A)
• Jacks (Jacks black)
• Nayland College (Senior A) 
• ​​​​​​​Stoke (NBS)

If there is more than one challenger, a round robin between those teams will take place to determine who challenges for the 6^th spot. More information will be sent to those clubs/schools in the new year.  

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